text_original: But internally the Empire was taking the form that it was destined to retain for centuries. Injanguage and customs it was losing its Eoman character and becoming more definitely Greek.
text_transcription: BUT INTERNALLY THE EMPIRE WAS TAKING THE FORM THAT IT WAS DESTINED TO RETAIN FOR CENTURIES IN LANGUAGE AND CUSTOMS IT WAS LOSING ITS ROMAN CHARACTER IN BECOMING MORE DEFINITELY GREEK
phonemes: bˌʌt ɪntˈɜːnəli ðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ wʌz tˈeɪkɪŋ ðə fˈɔːɹm ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz dˈɛstɪnd tə ɹᵻtˈeɪn fɔːɹ sˈɛntʃɚɹiz. ɪndʒˈæŋɡwɪdʒ ænd kˈʌstəmz ɪt wʌz lˈuːzɪŋ ɪts ˈiːɑːmən kˈæɹɪktɚ ænd bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ mˈɔːɹ dˈɛfɪnətli ɡɹˈiːk.